Heidi Anderson is a bubbly ball of brilliant energy, who has pivoted from a life in the reality and radio spotlight, to PR and confidence hype queen.

But she's not all sequins and sass, Heidi has had to do the heavy lifting to overcome significant challenges in her own life. From body image and self-esteem, to her new normal of balancing a busy work and media life, with her role as a doting mum to her beautiful young son and partner to her loving hubby. To manage this, Heidi is constantly evolving and doing the work in a meaningful way.

In this conversation, we dug down into some of Heidi's most vulnerable spots. From grieving former identities and the path through a very difficult family choice, to a harrowing parental diagnosis that has brought Heidi and her family closer together than ever before.

This one has laughter and tears but through it all, I hope it inspires you to ask yourself the hard questions, to talk to the people you love about the scary things and as Heidi says - to shed your shit!

You can work directly with Heidi through her VIP PR Champagne Confidence Club – offering a personalised PR plan, pitch templates, access to Heidi and her media expert besties and so much more. So, if you’re ready to make a splash – contact Heidi today on socials at @_heidianderson.

While you’re at it, grab a copy of her book “Drunk on Confidence” and why not grab a copy of my new book, PLOT TWIST, while you’re there!

If you have any questions for Heidi or for me – send us a DM on socials or send me an email, at thecuriouslifepodcast@gmail.com⁠.

You can catch me at @thecuriouslifepodcast and I would be so grateful if you could leave a rating and review on iTunes.

This episode was sound engineered by the brilliant Sam Blacker of @thepodcastbutler and delightful voice over work by the lovely Julie Reynolds at @audiolemonade.

You can work with either or both of these legends at:

www.thepodcastbutler.com and www.audiolemonade.com

Returning guest and one of our favourite documentarians, Marc Fennell sat down to unpack his new project that explores the early days of the internet and where it all went wrong, through a deep dive into a previously unexplored world of tech hippies, eccentric web subcultures and simmering paranoia, uncovering how this tongue-in-cheek artistic experiment backfired on its creator and went on to influence much of what’s wrong with the internet today.

Marc was quite candid about his approach to documentary making and storytelling, and to my delight, shared just how he really felt about being labelled as the "cheerful Aussie version of Louis Theroux" - the same day he was sitting down to interview Louis himself.

This is a fun one.

The Audible Original series, This is Not a Game with Marc Fennell, is out now. Listen for free at audible.com.au/notagame”

My new book Plot Twist is available now in bookstores everywhere or online and I'd love to hear your thoughts! Hit me up with a DM on socials at @thecuriouslifepodcast or send me an email at thecuriouslifepodacst@gmail.com.

This episode was put together by the audio engineering wizardry of Sam Blacker at The Podcast Butler.

Voiceover as always by the lovely Julie Reynolds of Audio Lemonade.

Please leave a rating and review on iTunes so that we can continue to deliver this show into new ears.

Victoria Vanstone has lived the nightlife of a rockstar – blazing through bars across the world, waking up in random locations with hazy memories of the night before, with clubbing injuries and risky scenarios all part of her weekly experience. It was a blisteringly good time – until it wasn’t.

As a mum of three kids, and an author with a thriving podcast, Vic is now sober and living in Queensland, in stark contrast to her blackout days.

She has had some wild adventures, that she recounts in quite hilarious fashion, in her book A Thousand Wasted Sundays. We got right to the heart of things, unpacking Vic’s journey to sobriety, through her early years growing up in the UK, to her many misadventures across the world – including a traumatic firsthand account of the Boxing Day Tsunami, bearing witness to the unthinkable tragedy in the unfolding days.

We got deep about the complexities of parenthood, grief, peer judgement and accountability – and so much more.

Vic’s story is entirely engaging, totally relatable and incredibly inspiring.

Listen to this ep and then grab yourself a copy of her brilliant book A Thousand Wasted Sundays, but be warned – you won’t be able to put it down!

You can hear more of her story in her award-winning podcast Sober Awkward and on socials at @drunkmummysobermummy.

Find me at @thecuriouslifepodcast and @thedaysthatfollow.

You can also order your copy of my new book PLOT TWIST via Booktopia by clicking this link, or in real life at your favourite bookstore.

Thank you to my wonderful team, Editor and Audio Engineer, Luke Hensel @lukehensel07, and voiceover artiste Julie Reynolds @audiolemonade www.audiolemonade.com